John Platz
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As an instructor and consultant with a senior management background, John acquired experience over 30 years in both the private and public sectors. John teaches “Performance Excellence & Employee Relations”, “Managing in a Unionized Environment” and “the Art of Collective Bargaining” for York University through the Schulich Executive Education Centre.
John has successfully completed training and consulting assignments in the energy, manufacturing, financial services, high tech, public and not-for-profit sectors. His experience comes from a broad range of senior consulting roles in business. John has personally negotiated in excess of 160 collective agreements in a variety of industries. These agreements were all negotiated within the prescribed mandate with only four strikes and one lockout. He worked for the Ontario government in both Ontario Housing Corporation and the Ministry of Housing in the ‘70’s. He has worked for and consulted to a number of hospitals, and is effective in both private and public-sector organizations.